Huailai () is a

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in northwestern

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province, China, under the administration of the

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. Huailai County is a center for

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production, with the China Great Wall Wine Company, Ltd. headquartered in the town of Shacheng. Huailai Tianyuan Special Type Glass Co., Ltd. is also located in Huailai County.

Geography and climate

Huailai County is located in the eastern part of Zhangjiakou prefecture, with latitude ranging from 40° 04′ to 40° 35′ N and longitude 115° 16′ to 115° 58′ E. It contains the upper reaches of the

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and borders

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Municipality. It is east-southeast of the urban area of Zhangjiakou and west-northwest of Beijing city proper. Huailai County has a

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-influenced,

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(

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''BSk''), with cold, dry, and windy winters and hot, humid summers, with temperatures slightly warmer than Zhangjiakou due to the more southerly location but still significantly cooler than in Beijing due to the high elevation. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . A majority of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 60% in July to 73% in January and February, sunshine is abundant year-round, totalling about 3,030 hours annually.

Administrative divisions

There are 11

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, five

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and one ethnic township in the county:

Towns (镇)

Townships (乡)

* Langshan Township () * Jimingyi Township () * Dongbali Township () * Ruiyunguan Township () * Sunzhuangzi Township () * Wangjialou Hui Ethnic Township ()

References

External links

County-level divisions of Hebei Wine regions of China Zhangjiakou {{Zhangjiakou-geo-stub